With 21 days to go, there are a lot of uncertainties that remain about the November 3 election, including the direction of down-ballot races across the country that will determine who controls the U.S. House of Representatives.
As it stands, Democrats hold a 35-seat majority over the Republican Party, which means for the GOP to regain control, they would have to flip 18 seats next month. According to U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), a lot of that will depend on President Donald Trump’s Election Day success.
Aderholt said during an interview on Mobile radio’s FM Talk 106.5 on Monday he believed Trump would win reelection. However, he said the House would come down to swing district wins, whereas the presidency was decided by state wins.
“I think a lot of this is going to boil down to what happens with Trump on Election Day,” Aderholt said. “In the House, a lot of us are so dependent on what the president does — especially a lot of newer members who have not established themselves in their district. A lot of them are going to be voting for the president, either for him or against him, and I think that’s going to make a really big impact on what happens with the House. We’ve got to take over about 18 seats — 17-18, in that neighborhood.”
“[House Minority Leader] Kevin McCarthy has been working very diligently trying to make sure that we get that majority, and you know, he has done a great job in trying to really get our message out there,” he continued. “He has been traveling all across this country. … He’s in a different state about every day campaigning, trying to get the majority.”
“If the president does well in some of these swing districts — the swing district is where we’re really going to tell whether we take the majority back or not,” Aderholt added. “It’s possible. I think the president can have a great night. I think he is going to win — at least, I’m very optimistic that he is going to win. It is hard to know how he is going to do in every district. I think he is going to win the states for him to win overall. But I think he could sweep us into a majority. Again, it is going to depend on how well he does in these districts that are swing districts.”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Alabama, the editor of Breitbart TV, a columnist for Mobile’s Lagniappe Weekly, and host of Mobile’s “The Jeff Poor Show” from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on FM Talk 106.5.
